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VA demands proof World War II combat vet with Purple Heart served in military
FoxNews.com ^ | 2-8-2016 | FoxNews

Posted on 02/08/2016 1:28:18 PM PST by servo1969

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To: spintreebob

—Agreed. VA health care is for those with major injuries in combat. It is not for Viet Nam vets like me. If Im crazy, I cant blame it on the Army.

In my opinion, the VA is not there for stupids who crash their car drunk either.—
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I never used VA for 35 yrs, always had employment health insurance. When a tumor grew around a 35yr old missed shell fragment in my leg I went to VA to get it removed and was put on a surgery waiting list for surgery 11 months later. Ended up getting it done on my dime at a regular hospital. I really felt it was the VAs job to help repair old combat damage missed by the Army field surgeons, but found that doesn’t matter to them. They state combat wounded vets get higher priority in the VA system, but they don’t. The lines just get longer


61 posted on 02/09/2016 9:15:58 AM PST by redcatcherb412
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To: servo1969

Is there a GoFundMe or something similar setup for this man? I’d like to help ......


62 posted on 02/09/2016 9:19:29 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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yes there is

https://www.gofundme.com/hpnqrkp8


63 posted on 02/09/2016 9:42:42 AM PST by redcatcherb412
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To: nanook

Ugly Cruz supporters.....no surprise.


64 posted on 02/09/2016 10:03:14 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: redcatcherb412

49 years since I was in the Army. I’ve never known anyone happy with the VA Hospitals. Mostly I knew people in the Chicago area down on Great Lakes/N Chicago VA. Maybe other areas are better. I’m in GA now. But only 1 co-worker is a vet (of Vietnam like me). He goes to private doctors. Never mentions the VA.


65 posted on 02/09/2016 5:52:35 PM PST by spintreebob
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